Impressive

Rating: Null/10 (18 December 2002)

The Legend of 1900 is an impressive film. Its provocative jazz score is perfectly set against the tell of the tale, done in the "mike hammer" style. Clarence Williams III, of the 1970s television series "Mod Squad," is well-cast as Jelly Roll Morton. This is a drama that reminds the viewer of our individual and inherent rights to our truths and to live and die as we see fit.